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[PP Mguire]

how much above msrp did you pay for that?

Just shy of 3 bucks less if you include tax. I was going to get the bundle from Costco that's 535 and I only had to pay the guy 575 because he thought I was nuts driving in the snow with an old Mustang.

 

[TechnoChicken]

Just shy of 3 bucks less if you include tax. I was going to get the bundle from Costco that's 535 and I only had to pay the guy 575 because he thought I was nuts driving in the snow with an old Mustang.

what year is that stang

 

[TechnoChicken]

I was trying to buy a 3070 for a i7/3070 editing rig im building for someone, i looked pretty much everywhere for one with out luck, does anyone know what the best way to find one in stock is?
And is it a good idea to preorder one or no?

 

[Joe C]

You can try the Egg in Canada and use the "Auto Notify" feature to pre-order?
https://www.newegg.ca/p/pl?N=100007708 601357250

 

[PP Mguire]

what year is that stang

It's a 99 GT.

So Texas is fucked. It's been DECADES and Ercot hasn't done SHIT to update their system across the state. Their rolling blackouts are bullshit causing transformers to blow and water reserves to start running dry in cities. Hospitals on backup generation. Where are the damn liberals to start being loud about REAL problems like getting this shitty company off their ass and actually update/repair the grid that powers 90% of the state?

 

[Wallaby Dan]

Yep! No Loss here yet. The news in our area said no more rolling blackouts. So far they have kept the power on. I wonder how long. It was 3 last night tonight is supposed to get even lower than last night. Guess we will see....

 

[Joe C]

That really gotta suck to lose your power in low temps!

 

[PP Mguire]

Look at this posted yesterday. The blue in the Panhandle and east edge of Texas is SPP, and the western tip is WECC. The rest of the state is ERCOT and Texans are finally waking up to the real problem. We'll be without water for days too because the blackouts took out a couple treatment plants.

 

[Joe C]

That is crazy... The largest state in the union with probably with the most largest oil supply in the continental lower 48 does not have enough energy to provide power on a cold snap demand? If the treatment plants continuously run their water then they will be o.k. with no freeze ups (takes a lot to freeze running water) If you lose power, run the water in your taps at a slow trickle

 

[strollin]

When did TX become the largest state in the US? Did it somehow grow to exceed the size of AK?

Sorry to hear of the outages, especially when it's so cold.